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Calcium bromate

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Calcium bromate
Names
IUPAC name
Calcium dibromate
Other names
bromic acid, calcium salt
Identifiers
ECHA InfoCard 100.030.240 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 233-278-9
E number E924b (glazing agents, ...)
Properties
Ca(BrO3)2
Molar mass 295.8824
Related compounds
Other anions
calcium bromide
calcium chloride
calcium sulfide
Other cations
potassium bromate
sodium bromate
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Calcium bromate, Ca(BrO3)2, is a salt of bromic acid and lime.

It may be prepared by the anodic oxidation of calcium bromide.

It is used as a flour improver (E number E924b) in some countries.